Medical Specialty, Subspecialty and Fellowship Programs
Postgraduate medical training in Iran has three tiers. Explore each one — its entry requirements, duration, and the disciplines it covers.
Medical Specialty Programs (Residency)
The specialty programme (residency) is the first stage of postgraduate medical training after the MD. Residents train full-time in teaching hospitals under faculty supervision within a single clinical or diagnostic discipline, and receive a specialist degree on completion. Each programme's curriculum is ratified by the Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Medical and Clinical Disciplines
14- Internal MedicineCurriculum approved: Bahman 1395
- PediatricsCurriculum approved: Dey 1399
- CardiologyCurriculum approved: Tir 1392
- NeurologyCurriculum approved: Esfand 1401
- Infectious Diseases and Tropical MedicineCurriculum approved: Shahrivar 1403
- DermatologyCurriculum approved: Tir 1397
- PsychiatryCurriculum approved: Azar 1397
- Emergency MedicineCurriculum approved: Aban 1387
- Family MedicineCurriculum approved: Bahman 1395
- Physical and Rehabilitation MedicineCurriculum approved: Dey 1400
- Geriatric MedicineCurriculum approved: Bahman 1404
- Sports MedicineCurriculum approved: Azar 1402
- Occupational MedicineCurriculum approved: Khordad 1387
- Aerospace and Subaquatic MedicineCurriculum approved: Azar 1397
Surgical Disciplines
9- General SurgeryCurriculum approved: Khordad 1387
- NeurosurgeryCurriculum approved: Shahrivar 1403
- Orthopaedic SurgeryCurriculum approved: Aban 1398
- UrologyCurriculum approved: Dey 1400
- Obstetrics and GynecologyCurriculum approved: Tir 1401
- OphthalmologyCurriculum approved: Azar 1396
- Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryCurriculum approved: Tir 1392
- Cardiovascular SurgeryCurriculum approved: Mordad 1404
- Thoracic SurgeryCurriculum approved: Esfand 1401
Diagnostic and Basic Disciplines
7- RadiologyCurriculum approved: Azar 1396
- PathologyCurriculum approved: Bahman 1394
- AnesthesiologyCurriculum approved: Azar 1396
- Nuclear MedicineCurriculum approved: Bahman 1394
- Radiation OncologyCurriculum approved: Esfand 1395
- Forensic MedicineCurriculum approved: Aban 1387
- Community MedicineCurriculum approved: Azar 1402
This roster follows the approved curricula published by: Secretariat of the Council for Graduate Medical Education, Ministry of Health and Medical Education
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